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NPL & NPL2 Player of the Month: May

Photos: Bentleigh Greens, The Sporting WALL (L-R) The Corner Flag’s Player of the Month for May saw five players in the NPL and the NPL2 do battle for the title of…

NPL & NPL2 Player of the Month: May

Incorporating Round’s 10 through 14 for the month of May, we’ve plucked out some of the NPL Victoria’s best performers, full of familiar faces and some players who have performed all season…

Greens, Gully and Cannons tighten finals grip

Bentleigh, Oakleigh and Green Gully consolidated their positions in the top-six with wins over Richmond, Bulleen and Pascoe Vale respectively last night in results that mostly reflected the ladder positions….

Greens bolster squad with Honos, Kennedy additions

Photo: Mark Avellino Bentleigh Greens have confirmed the acquisitions of Port Melbourne midfielder Lambros Honos in addition to Goulburn Valley Suns goalkeeper Kile Kilkenny. 33-year-old Honos moves to Kingston Heath Soccer…

Greens stutter as they miss chance to go top

Photo: Peter Psarros (Smile For Peter) It was a two-part story in the race for top spot at the conclusion of Round 14 in the NPL Victoria, with both South Melbourne and…

Bentleigh go top, stand-in skipper Stipo shines & Germano brace bails Avondale

An action-packed start to Round 13 of the NPL Victoria saw Bentleigh Greens centre-half Jack Webster deliver a massive three points to the club, who again shot to the top…

Bentleigh secure Dover coup

Bentleigh Greens have added the signature of former Melbourne Victory man Kieran Dover. The 19-year-old made a lasting impression in Dandenong Thunder’s 2014 NPL campaign, earning the Rising Star of…

NPL Victoria Team of the Week: Round 12

Plenty of attacking-minded men were amongst the nominations this week, and despite a wealth of players in the team capable of playing a striker role, none were actually nominated. Instead…

Bentleigh close in on top after dream night of results

Title-chasing Bentleigh Greens couldn’t have asked for a better run of results on Friday night. A win at home for the second-placed outfit saw Bentleigh gain ground on ladder-leaders South Melbourne,…

Athiu-less Bergers miss top-two chance, Bulleen NPL’s draw specialists

In a weekend which consisted of teams fighting to leap out of the relegation zone as well as teams looking to close the gap on league leaders South Melbourne, everything was to…

Paczkowski relishing Bentleigh opportunity

When you combine unmistakable talent with guile, pace, audacity and an eye for goal, there lies the recipe for a brilliant attacking footballer. Throw in a wealth of English experience…

NPL & NPL2 Player of the Month: April

While the next round commences in April and ends in May, we believe a sample size of four weeks (Rounds 6-9) are enough to gain a definitive sample size of…

Anastasiadis: We have ourselves to blame

Bentleigh Greens coach John Anastasiadis was disappointed not to walk away from Lakeside Stadium with three points saying Bentleigh only have themselves to blame after failing to convert two penalties….

Webster remains defensive fulcrum as Greens re-ignite South rivalry

When the Bentleigh Greens stepped onto the surface of then Bob Jane Stadium in March 2010 to take on South Melbourne in the second round of the 2010 VPL season,…

FM predicts NPL Victoria: Round 7

Pascoe Vale vs. Richmond SC Football Manager’s take: Dull contest with no real chances of note until past the half hour mark where Davey van ‘t Schip scuffed his lines…

FM predicts NPL Victoria: Round 6

Pascoe Vale vs. Bulleen Lions Football Manager’s take: It was a rampant performance from Pascoe Vale as they put in a dynamic display to come away with a big win. Tom…

Anastasiadis: We have to raise the bar

Bentleigh Greens suffered their first loss of the season at the hands of Oakleigh Cannons on Friday night, with coach John Anastasiadis insisting the standard must be set higher. The…

FM predicts NPL Victoria: Round 5

With Football Manager 2016 lauded for its realism and scouting depth of the NPL Victoria in its newest edition, we thought it’d be interesting to see how the league pans in the…

The long road behind for Matt Thurtell

Nine months and one day. In that time, the NPL Victoria has seen three teams depart – North Geelong Warriors, Dandenong Thunder and Werribee City – with three more –…

Bentleigh hit United for six to progress

Despite an early scare, Bentleigh Greens registered a comfortable 6-1 victory over State League One outfit Diamond Valley United, who’d earlier taken a shock lead at Kingston Heath Soccer Complex….